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' IIN-riuso STATE-s JOHN PEARS'ON, OF BELLEVUE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNORTO PEARSON'.l

PATENT orrron.

PoRATIoN or PENNSYLVANIA.

' BARGE.

Beit known that I,'JOHN M. PEARsoN, "a resident of Bellevue, in the.county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a neW anduseful Improvement vin Barges; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description thereof. l

My invention relates to timber-heads for barges and'other like vessels,and has special reference to s uch timber-heads being formed from metal.f Y

The object of my inventionvis to form a checking-post or timber-headentirely of sheet metal which will bestrong and durable in itsconstruction, willbe easily and quicklyy formed, and will be cheap andeasy to manufacture.

My invention consists, generally stated, in the novel arrangement,construction, and combination of parts, as hereinafter more specificallyset forth and'described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

vTo enable others skilled in the art to Which my invention appertai'nsto construct and use my improved timber-head, I will describe the samemore fully, referring to the accompanying drawings, in which;

Figure 1 is a side elevation of' a barge, showing my improvedtimber-head applied Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of one end of thebarge. Fig. 3 is a cross-section'of the same on the line 3 3, Fig. 2.Fig.. LI'is a top plan view of a portion of one end. Fig. 5 is aperspective view `of one of the timber-heads removed from the barge. nFig. 6 is an enlarged cross-section of the head-log and connectingparts. Y,

Like symbols of reference hereinv indicate like parts in eachof theiigur'es of the draw-- in s. iy invention is illustratedin connectionwith a metallic vessel or barge, in which A re resents such vessel or.barge,'which has its si es 1, bottom 2, and curved ends 3 formed ofmetal Asheets or plates 4, and such plates are connected orrivetedtogether in any suitable manner to prevent leakage. The sides 1 areconnected to the bottom 2 and curved ends 3 by means of the anglo-bars5, which extend a ong the interior A of thebarge and are riveted to saidsides,vbotto1n, and ends,

' VSpeciflc'ationvof Letters Patent. Application filed October 19,1904.Serial No. 229,082. l

of 'and to lsaid sides by riveting toform the gunw'ales 7. Extendingalong and riveted to Patented Maren-2o, 1906. I

V- While angle-bars 6 extend along the interior I the interior face ofthe bottom and ends 3 are` A a'series of Z-bars 8 8 and a series ofchannel-lbars 8 extend across these bars 8 and are riv- -eted thereto,while such bars 8 can be riveted to said Z-bars 8 and are riveted attheir ends to the supporting angle-bars 9 which extend up along and areriveted to the interior face of the sides 1. -vThese angle-bars 9 arealso riveted to the angle-bars 6, and riveted to these bars 9 andchannel-bars 8 are the side gusset-plates 9 While supporting angle-bars9 are riveted at their lower. ends to gusset-plates 10, and such plates10 'are riveted t0 said channel-bars 8. The supporting-bars 9 extendupfrom said bars 8 in a vertical line and' are riveted at their upper endsto gussetplates 10 which are riveted to and depend from a series ofsupportingchannel-bars 11,

extending across the interior A of said barge and at the top of thesame, while such channel-bars 11 are riveted at their ends totheangle-bars 6 and to the side-supporting anglebars 9 At each end ofthebarge A is the chamber 13, which is water-tight and is formed betweenthe bulkhead division-Wall 14, extending across the interior A ofthebarge and the curved end 3', such division-Wall passing between theZ-bars 8 and 8 and being formed' on plates Which are connected orriveted together in any suitable mannen This division plate or wall14pis riveted at its lower endto an angle-bar 14-, extending across andl 'riveted to the bottom 2 of said barge,l and 'is' riveted at its sideedges to oneof the anglebars 9, while angle-bars 15 varefriveted to theone side face of said division-Wall 14 to brace the same, and anangle-bar 15 extends across and is riveted to the top of said'wallf' 1 4to support' and further brace the saine.

-Extending 'across each'end 3 of the barg'eA and at the top of the sameWithin the chamber 13 is a head-log 16, which is hollow and is formed ofan outer plate 17,vwhich extends across each end and isl bent around thesides 2.to form the corner-bands 17, so as to vbe riveted to the curvedend portion orplate 3'., to said sides -2and to an angle-bar 18,extending across the upper end. A Z-bar 19 is riveted to this plate 17at its lower end, and to this bar 19 is riveted a channel-bar 20, whichextends across said end and is also riveted at 'each end of theangle-bar 18, while a platform 21, formed of plates connected togetherand riveted at each end to angle-bars 22, which in turn are riveted tothe sides 1 of said barge. This platform 21 is used as a walk for theoperators, while acting also as a stiffener, and it is riveted at oneside to an anglebar 23, which isriveted to said bars 22, and such barsare also riveted to the channel-bars 2O and act with said channel-bars20 and angle-bars 22 to support said platform.

On each side of the division-walls 14 for forming the chambers 13 are myimproved checking-posts or timber-heads 24, which are hollow, and eachtimber-head is formed from two flat sheets or pieces of sheet metal,such as is shown at 25 26 in Fig. 5. The outer or section plate 25 forthe timber-head 24 is pressed by any suitable means to form the flangedportion 25@ which extends inwardly from the body portion 25 thereof andconnects with the flat portion 25a of said body portion by the angularportions 25h. The inner plate or section 26 for such timber-head 13 isalso pressed by any suitable means to form the flanged portions 26',which extend inwardly from the body' ortion 26" thereof and connect withangu ar portions 26b on said body portion, while curved portions 26aconnect the angular portions 26b with the flat portion 26C of said bodyportion. The timber-heads 24 are connected to the sides 1 of the barge Aby first securing the outer section 25 thereto by means of the rivets27, passing through the flat portion 25a and sides 1, and a number ofsuch rivets are placed through these parts and at the top of the samebelow the angular portions 25b on said section in order to securely holdsaid section and timber-head in position on account of the greateststrain being at such point. After this is accomplished the inner section26 is placed in position against and within the section 25 by itsflanged portions 26', fitting within and lapping against the flangedpor* tions 25 on the section 25 to form the hollow upper end 28, as at28, so that rivets 28 can pass through both the flanged portions 25'/and 26 at such lapped joint 28, while rivets 29 are passed through theflat portions 25a and 26C on said sections 25 and 26, respectively, andthrough said sides 1 in order to secure the two sections together and tohold and secure the same in forming the timberhead to the sides of thebarge.

It will thus be seen that my improved tim` Der-head is cheap and simplein its construction and application and does not require its beingformed of special shapes or plates. The parts can be made of thin andlight material l in order to render the same easy to bend and form toshape and when in position they will not be liable to become displaced.

It will further be obvious that myimproved timber head may be applied towhat are known as coal-boats, as well as other vessels, and for otheruses and purposes, while various modifications in the construction anddesign of the various parts ofthe timber-head may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing any of itsadvantages.

l/Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. A timber-head for barges and other like vessels formed from sheetmetal and bent to shape to form an upper rectangular section and a lowerflat securing-section.

2. A timber-head for barges and other like vessels formed of twosections or sheets of metal and flanges on said sections to form ahollow upper rectangular section and said sections having a lower flatsecuring portion.

3. A timber-head for barges and other like vessels formed from twosections or sheets of metal and flanges on said sections adapted tooverlap each other to form a hollow upper rectangular section and saidsections having a lower flat securing portion.

4. A timber-head for barges and other like vessels formed from twosections or sheets of' metal, and having flanges on said sectionsadapted to overlap and be riveted to each other to form a hollow upperrectangular section and said sections having a lower flat securingportion.

5. A timber-head for barges and other like vessels formed from twosections or sheets of metal and having flanges on said sections to forma hollow upper rectangular section, and said sections having a lowerflat securing portion for being secured to each other and to the sidesof said barge.

6. A timber-head for barges and other like vessels formed from twosections of sheet metal and having flanges on said sections adapted tooverlap and be riveted to each other to form a hollow rectangularsection, and said sections having a lower flat securing portion forbeing secured to each other and to the sides of said barge 7. Atimber-head for barges and other like vessels formed from two sectionsor sheets of metal and having flanges on said sections adapted tooverlap each other to form a hollow upper rectangular section, and saidsections having a lower fiat securing portion for being secured to eachother and to the sides of said barge.

In testimony whereof I, the said JOHN M. IEARsON, have hereunto set myhand.

JOHN M. PEARSON.

Witnesses J. N. Cookin, ROBERT H. AXTHELM.

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